When you've finished your season in bowls for more than two straight decades without a break, like Virginia Tech has done, there's a mountain of memories — both positive and negative — to cull through.
As Tech prepares for its 22nd consecutive bowl...

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Lane Stadium was a teenager when we first met. It was the fall of 1980, my senior year at James Madison, and as a fledgling scribe I accompanied the Dukes to Virginia Tech for the first football game between the I-81 neighbors.
Bill Dooley’s Hokies won...

The 2014 NFL season will kick off Sept. 4 in Seattle, where the Super Bowl champion Seahawks will be honored before the boisterous 12th Man in the regular-season opener against the Green Bay Packers.A full schedule for the upcoming season — which begins...

WILLIAMSBURG — Denver Broncos receiver Wes Welker picked up a football, turned to his left and saw a pint-sized receiver wearing the same type of Seattle Seahawks jersey that turned a potential Super Bowl-winning memory into a nightmare earlier this year....

The New England Patriots haven't fielded a lousy offense since 2000. The Pittsburgh Steelers haven't endured a losing season since 2003. The Philadelphia Eagles haven't played this fast since — well, they've never played this fast.
We're just two weeks...

Frank Beamer writes poignantly and modestly, confesses about a broken promise, questions a rival’s recruiting and censures one of his most talented players. Those were my primary takeaways from “Let Me Be Frank — My Life At Virginia Tech ,” the...

Admission to the Bud Foster Quarterback Club pretty much requires a Heisman Trophy, Pro Bowl paycheck or friendship with the bouncer. The list of passers Virginia Tech’s veteran defensive coordinator has schemed against is that exclusive.
Aaron...

Maybe by the spring or the summer Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler can slip up to Boston College coach Steve Addazio's oceanfront home in Massachusetts for the first itme and the coaches can reminisce about the old days.
This week...

HAMPTON — April Woodard was a little hoarse on Monday and sleep-deprived. The Hampton University journalism professor was in a great mood, though.
Her nephew, NFL quarterback Russell Wilson, led the Seattle Seahawks to victory over the Denver Broncos...

BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech football's three new staff members arrive with a Super Bowl ring, national championship bling and Tom Brady's cell number, respectively. They appear to be smart, affable and demanding.
Now we'll see if they can coach.
The...

OWINGS MILLS, MD. — Tyrod Taylor's cubicle in the Baltimore Ravens' locker room is tucked away in a corner near the bathroom, directly opposite of those occupied by veterans such as Ray Lewis and Matt Birk.
But the Hampton High graduate was front and...

David Legree is clearly happier – and healthier.
Legree, Hampton University's senior quarterback, wore a big smile above his No. 8 jersey before the start of the Pirates' spring game on Friday. He laughed and joked with his teammates during a warm-up...

As we read and hear daily until our senses throb, labor strife could erase some, if not all, of the 2011 NFL season.
But there is common ground and common sense, and hopefully players and owners find it, making the schedule unveiled Tuesday a reality.
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Ten years ago, the Atlanta Falcons mortgaged their future to acquire Michael Vick with the first pick of the NFL draft.
In hindsight, given Vick’s crimes and premature exit from Atlanta, the decision was regrettable. But the Falcons’ football judgment...

Cornell Brown and Torrian Gray were part of two Big East championships and the first class in Virginia Tech football history to earn four consecutive bowl invitations. They faced a true freshman named Peyton Manning in the 1994 Gator Bowl and two-time...

Clay Matthews, the Pro Bowl linebacker for the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, was in Williamsburg on Sunday to take part in William and Mary's Colonial All-Pro football camp. He showed youngsters, including one wearing a Peyton Manning jersey...

LANDOVER, Md. — Andrew Luck stepped up in the pocket to avoid the rush, then put a deep ball down the left side into the arms of fellow rookie T.Y. Hilton for a 31-yard touchdown, wrapping up an 80-yard drive.
Robert Griffin III took a high-and-wide...

As a University of Maryland graduate and a member of the Fourth Estate’s sporting wing, I’ve been asked my take on the alma mater’s athletic departure from the ACC to the Big Ten.
After careful consideration, I point out that Peyton Manning didn’t retire...